Chris Carpenter
Chris Carpenter
Christopher John "Chris" Carpenteris an American retired professional baseball starting pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series champion, he was also a three-time All-Star selection. In addition, he was twice named the Sporting News National League Pitcher of the Year, and voted for a number of Comeback Player of the Year awards for surmounting injury...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 April 1975
CityExeter, NH
hit knew soon
An unbelievable feeling. As soon as he hit it, you knew it was gone.
character matter
It's unacceptable no matter where we are in the season. It was very out of character for me, it made me want to puke.
feels lead roger turn
That's a big turn in that game. Give Roger a 1-0 lead in the first. To him, it probably feels like he's got nine,
few strange
It was just a strange game. I think I made a few mistakes. It was just one of those nights.
everybody execute pitches pumped relax
Everybody is going to be pumped up a little bit, ... I think that you've got to go out and relax and execute pitches the way I've done all year, and I'll be OK.
ball kept ready work
I got my work in and I'm ready to go. I kept the ball down.
great mind people
It's a great feeling, ... There's not a lot of people that come from this area, never mind play in the big leagues.
ground tough
That's why I was getting all those ground balls. It's tough to elevate.
ball felt ground kept strike
I felt like I kept the ball down in the strike zone, and that's why I was getting those ground balls,
certain competitor difference five games guys line mean point prepared ready results season start veteran weeks whatever win year
You can say whatever you want, ... The results weren't there but ... we've pitched well all year and we've got five veteran guys ready to go out and compete. I don't see any difference when we start the series. I think we've got guys who are going to be prepared to come out and pitch. You get to a certain point in the season with 2 1/2 weeks left. Granted, as a competitor the games mean a lot to you. You want to go out and win and do well. But we clinched and there was nothing on the line anymore.
anyone awesome best consistency hitter matter numbers obviously puts score takes
He's phenomenal, ... He doesn't give any at-bats away, no matter what the score or what the situation. He's obviously an awesome hitter -- the best hitter I've ever seen. The numbers that he puts up, the way he takes every at-bat, the consistency that he has every day, is better than anyone I've ever seen.
area believe mind people situation state win
There's not a lot of people that come from this area or this state that play in the big leagues, never mind win the Cy Young, ... To be part of that is unbelievable and to be part of this situation is unbelievable. I can't believe I won.
addition against andy competing defense fun game great knowing knows quality takes team
The addition of Andy is big for them. They've always had a great bullpen. They have a team that knows how to play the game, they take quality at-bats and play the game the right way. It's fun competing against a team like that, knowing that they're a lot like us. They go out and do the little things to win. They're going to pitch, bunt, play defense and do everything it takes to win.
certain competitor difference five games guys line mean point prepared ready results season start veteran weeks whatever win year
You can say whatever you want. The results weren't there but ... we've pitched well all year and we've got five veteran guys ready to go out and compete. I don't see any difference when we start the series. I think we've got guys who are going to be prepared to come out and pitch. You get to a certain point in the season with 2 1/2 weeks left. Granted, as a competitor the games mean a lot to you. You want to go out and win and do well. But we clinched and there was nothing on the line anymore.